In this interview, British historian and trade union activist Chris Ford traces the eleven-year history of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, which he co-founded following Euromaidan. Ford describes how he first engaged with Ukraine through the Polish Solidarity movement in the 1980s, smuggling dissident literature into Soviet Ukraine and supporting independent trade unions. He explains how the USC has built support for Ukraine within the British labour movement, growing from two affiliated (…)

The Philippines and Indonesia, two of Southeast Asia's largest archipelagic nations, often appear in separate narratives—one shaped by a Spanish–American legacy, the other by Dutch colonial rule. Yet a closer look reveals striking convergences that span their colonial foundations, struggles for independence, religious makeup, foreign influences, authoritarian legacies, environmental challenges, and patterns of corruption.
Colonial Foundations and the Fight for Liberation
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Kharkiv-based historian Vadym Ilyin offers a left-wing critique of Ukraine's official “decolonisation” policy. He argues that far from being genuinely anti-colonial, the policy conflates fundamentally different historical periods without scholarly rigour, serves right-wing nationalist interests, and erases the memory of Ukrainians' contribution to defeating Nazism. Ilyin contends that “decolonisation” is procedurally undemocratic, driven by far-right activists in coordination with state (…)

Walden Bello writes: “A few months ago, I posted on Facebook a cri de cœur lamenting the demise of what I had called the Third Force to the corrupt Marcoses and the bloody Dutertes. Recently, someone forwarded a response to that post that was quite thoughtful and deserved a wider audience. There are some points I disagree with, but there are many more points I agree with, including the advocacy of a third force from below. Of course, no one likes being called a”false prophet,“but one just (…)

Les centaines de milliers de personnes qui se sont rendues à Shangshad Bhaban pour assister aux funérailles nationales de Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi, cofondateur et porte-parole d'Inquilab Moncha et candidat indépendant pour la circonscription de Dhaka 8 aux prochaines élections nationales, témoignent de l'étendue de son influence et de la profondeur du sentiment de perte qu'il laisse derrière lui. Figure importante du soulèvement étudiant de juillet 2024, il s'est illustré comme une voix (…)